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Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
35.6126, -83.5497
Field Notes
Description:
The main rachis of the frond forks in half and the two parts curve outward, each with three to five finger-like divisions bearing 12 to 20 pairs of delicate segments. The peculiar branching pinnae give the fronds a fan-like appearance. A short-creeping rhizome forms colonies. The sori are oblong and are on the margin of each pinnule segment. The plant is deciduous.
Habitat:
Shaded woodland slopes with moist, alkaline to slightly acidic soil. Native to moist woodland in eastern North America.
Notes:
Spotted along the road in Great Smokey Mountains National Park
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 3, 2013
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